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THE podcast: 20 March 2014 issue review
Download the podcastThe cost of the higher education reforms, pre-degree pathway centres, the lack of black professors in UK universities and the idea of tying research council funding to diversity...
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THE podcast: John Last interview
Download the podcastJohn Last became the first vice-chancellor of Norwich University of the Arts when the institution gained university status in 2012.In this podcast, he discusses how the impact of...
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Research councils may tie funding to diversity accreditation
Scepticism that proposal to encourage diversity could effectively regulate sector
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Sex and the REF
Does research assessment discriminate against female academics? asks Barbara Graziosi
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Durham scholars working in a âculture of fearâ
Evidence cited by a review of governance reveals a series of concerns
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Researchers seek more advice on retractions and peer review
Editors unsure of whether to issue retraction, correction or expression of concern, ethics expert says
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Not a headline act
âThe week in higher educationâ (13Â March) notes that two Oxford pro vice-chancellors rebutted Luke Johnsonâs claims âthat the university had been slow to adapt to the world of online learningâ by...
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Safeguarding patient data
The Medical Research Councilâs Sir John Savill (âDuty to share dataâ, Letters, 6Â March) claims that MRC-funded research will use ârigorously de-identified data in an approved research environment...
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Student insights
Sarah Mooreâs point about the tendency to caricature students is well made (âBeware the caricature: students need nurturing, not negativity, to thriveâ, Opinion, 13Â March). Not only have the same...
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Close-up on bursaries
Amanda Chetwynd and Peter Diggle (âBursariesâ individual impactâ, Letters, 13Â March) are mistaken: the Office for Fair Accessâ powerful new analysis in our interim report on the effect of bursaries...
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Independence and quality
Regarding the article âPrivate pair claim more public cash than LSEâ (6Â February), which looked at the support received by students at private providers from the Student Loans Company. We would like...
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Serfs up
When I was personally exposed to zero hours contracts two years ago, my reaction was âIÂ thought serfdom had been abolishedâ (âItâs casual, and thatâs a problemâ, Leader, 13Â March). Such contracts may...
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Small Business Charter Awards honour SME partnerships
Association of Business Schools will recognise institutionsâ support for small firms and local economy
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History for tomorrowâs world
Ice cores from 11,700 years ago aid the climate change debate, but the recent past has its own share of lessons, says Howard P. Segal